“Halloween Kills”: One-Sentence Review


Never lacking in the dummy-had-it-coming scenes, Halloween Kills buries the rules and the sense, if there ever was any, and has some fun with the Michael Myers mythology.

7 out of 12 Tamales

“Knives Out”: One-Sentence Review

No source material, a hard-to-get-right genre, no problem, Knives Out is this year’s most original—most inventive—movie, a whodunnit that truly keeps you guessing, and laughing, until the closing credits.

11.5 out of 12 Tamales